Calling Colin: Boldin eager to connect with his new QB

Not long after returning from a three-day mission trip to Senegal last week, the 49ers new wide receiver reached out to his new signal-caller, Colin Kaepernick.

Anquan Boldin had six catches for 104 yards and a TD against the 49ers in the Super Bowl. (AP)

“I got in touch with him just to see what he was doing,” Boldin said. “Just see what he was up to. Try to figure out when we can get together and start working on our chemistry.”

Boldin, 32, knows from recent experience how that chemistry can take time to establish. He was traded to the Ravens in 2010 and slowly began to develop a rapport with Joe Flacco. In 2012, he had 65 catches for 921 yards, the highest totals in his three seasons in Baltimore. In four playoff games, he added 22 receptions and 380 yards.

After he joined the Ravens, he spent extra time working with Flacco following the conclusion of OTAs. He hopes to have a similar arrangement with Kaepernick, whom he termed a “special kid.”

“There has to be trust factor there,” Boldin said. “I think the thing you saw with me and Flacco last year – like I say, it didn’t just happen overnight. It took, probably, a year for us to get on the same page and for him to have complete trust in me. So, hopefully, me and Colin can get together and kind of shorten that window.”

Boldin arrived in the Bay Area today and took his physical, making last week’s trade from the Ravens for a sixth-round pick official. The deal was prompted when Boldin refused to have his $6 million salary reduced in 2013. With one year remaining on his contract, Boldin said he’d welcome talk of an extension with the 49ers.

“I think any time you go somewhere, you don’t want to just be there for a year,” Boldin said. “You definitely want to know that you’re wanted. And you want to feel like that’s home. You don’t want to feel like it’s just a stop.”